Magic, Heat renew Southeast rivalry
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02/19/2012 -
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The last time Miami and Orlando got together Ryan Anderson
and Dwight Howard pulled a double-team act to lead the Magic to a convincing
win over the Heat at Amway Center.
Now the two Southeast Division rivals will renew their hatred for each other
this afternoon in South Beach, where the Heat will begin a three-game
homestand versus Orlando, Sacramento and New York. In a 102-89 road loss to
the Magic back on Feb. 8, Anderson had 27 points and 11 rebounds, while Howard
posted 25 points and 24 boards.
Dwyane Wade paced the Heat with 33 points, including 18 in the second quarter,
and LeBron James added 17 and 10 assists in the first of four meetings with
the Magic this season. Orlando has won three of four and five of the previous
seven matchups with the Heat.
These two teams have split the last 16 meetings at Miami.
James and the Heat have won each of their last five games and completed a six-
game road trip (5-1) with Friday night's 111-87 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers. James scorched his former team for 28 points and Wade netted 22, as
the Heat recorded its fifth straight victory of at least 15-plus points.
"It's special coming back here," James said after the game. "I know these
fans, they know me. They know how competitive I am. I just try to go out there
and lead my team to victory every night. I try to do what I can offensively
and defensively. It's definitely special every time I come back here."
The Heat never trailed and moved to 6-1 against the Cavaliers since James
signed with Miami during the summer of 2010. Chris Bosh added 16 points and 12
rebounds in his team's eighth win in the last nine tries. Miami is 12-2 as the
host this season and sits four games ahead of Orlando for the division lead.
Miami has scored 100 or more points in 19 of the 31 games in 2011-12 (5
straight overall) and the recent win marked the first time Miami has had a
cumulative winning record in the club's 24 seasons (943-942). The 24-7 ledger
this season matched the best 31-game start in team annals. The previous best
of 24-7 occurred in 1996-97 and 2004-05.
Orlando has won four in a row and eight of its last 10 games, and will
commence a five-game road trip Sunday against the Heat, Bucks, Nets, Hawks and
Wizards. The Magic are 8-5 as the guest this season and completed a perfect
three-game homestand with Friday night's 94-85 triumph versus Milwaukee.
Howard finished with 26 points and 20 rebounds for his seventh 20/20 game of
the season (6 in 2010-11) and 39th of his career. Howard has pulled down 20 or
more boards eight times this season and 56 times during his NBA career.
Anderson added 23 points and Hedo Turkoglu scored 10 of his 14 points in the
fourth quarter for the Magic, who got 11 points from J.J. Redick.
"We competed a lot harder in the second half," said Redick. "We were kind of
just going through the motions and they were playing at a quicker pace than us
for the first 22 minutes of that game."
The Magic did not have center Glen Davis versus the Bucks due to the death of
his father and the former LSU star is questionable for Sunday's game.
<< Celtics vie to bounce back against Pistons
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Boston Celtics seemed to be on the rise until the past
week or so and will continue a five-game road trip tonight against the Detroit
Pistons at The Palace of Auburn Hills.
The Celtics made some noise with a five-g
<< Kings search for success in Cleveland
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Sacramento Kings have been struggling on their current
six-game road trip and have a good shot at ending the slide tonight against
the Cleveland Cavaliers at Quicken Loans Arena.
The Kings are 0-3 on the trek, have
<< Pacers host Bobcats in Indy
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Indiana Pacers were able to get back into the win
column their last time out and will try to string consecutive victories
together tonight at home versus the Charlotte Bobcats.
Indiana ended a five-game lo
<< Bucks, Nets clash in the Garden State
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Milwaukee Bucks have fallen on hard times as of late
and look to snap a four-game slide tonight against the New Jersey Nets at the
Prudential Center.
Milwaukee has lost four straight and seven of nine games, incl
<< Sixers aim to rebound at Minnesota
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Philadelphia 76ers have been struggling as of late and
will try to rejuvenate their season tonight in the opener of a four-game road
trip against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center.
The 76ers have lost two
Knicks face tall task vs. surging Mavs >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Two of the hottest teams in the NBA are set for battle this
afternoon, as Jeremy Lin and the New York Knicks look to get back on track
versus the suddenly-surging Dallas Mavericks at Madison Square Garden.
The Knicks h
Indiana and Iowa meet in Big Ten action >>
Iowa City, IA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Facing off against a ranked opponent for the
sixth time this season, the Iowa Hawkeyes are set to entertain the 18th-ranked
Indiana Hoosiers in Big Ten Conference action at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa
City, Iow
Short-handed Boilermakers play host to seventh-ranked Spartans >>
West Lafayette, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Shooting for their first three-game win
streak against Big Ten Conference opponents this season, the Purdue
Boilermakers find themselves at a huge disadvantage as they challenge the
seventh-ranked Michigan
No. 5 Duke heads north to battle Boston College >>
Chestnut Hill, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The fifth-ranked Duke Blue Devils will
try to stay in the race for the Atlantic Coast Conference regular season title
as they head to the Conte Forum to battle the Boston College Eagles.
This will be the
Nittany Lions seek upset of 15th-ranked Badgers >>
Madison, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 15th-ranked Wisconsin Badgers will try to
bounce back today as they welcome the Penn State Nittany Lions to the Kohl
Center for Big Ten action.
Wisconsin leads the all-time series between the programs by a
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Will Ohio State continue to run the table in College Football betting odds?
MySportsbook.com favors Buckeyes, Fighting Irish and Golden Bears in this weekend's big games.
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Revenge will be the name of the game in Columbus this Saturday, as Ohio State looks to even the score following last season's loss to Joe Paterno's Nittany Lions. Although Penn State are listed as 16.5 point underdogs, they are 11-10 all-time versus the Buckeyes. Paterno and the Lions, however, will have to shut down Heisman Trophy favorite Troy Smith who has thrown for 769 yards and seven touchdowns this season.
Speaking of revenge, Notre Dame will be out for some against Michigan State, following last year's 44 - 41 overtime loss to the Spartans in South Bend. The thirteenth-ranked Irish, listed as a 3-point favorite, will also be looking to avenge last Saturday's thrashing from the Michigan Wolverines. The Spartans, meanwhile, have won seven of the last nine match-ups against Notre Dame and are coming off an impressive 38-23 victory over Pittsburgh.
Out west, 22nd-ranked Arizona State will be battling for their first victory over 21st-ranked California since 2000. Although the Golden Bears are listed as 7.5-point favorites, the Sun Devils are 3-0, lead the nation in sacks with 18 and possess the Pac-10's leading passer in sophomore quarterback Rudy Carpenter.
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NCAA Football betting lines (home team in CAPS)
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Date Favorite Opponent Point Spread
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Sept 21 GEORGIA TECH Virginia 17
Sept 22 NEVADA Northwestern 6.5
Sept 23 MICHIGAN Wisconsin 14
Sept 23 Minnesota PURDUE 3
Sept 23 SYRACUSE Miami (Ohio) 6.5
Sept 23 MISSOURI Ohio 21.5
Sept 23 Louisville KANSAS STATE 14
Sept 23 TENNESSEE Marshall 22
Sept 23 CLEMSON North Carolina 16.5
Sept 23 FLORIDA Kentucky 24
Sept 23 Iowa ILLINOIS 20.5
Sept 23 FLORIDA STATE Rice 30.5
Sept 23 AUBURN Buffalo 41.5
Sept 23 BOWLING GREEN Kent 7
Sept 23 NAVY Tulsa 4.5
Sept 23 VIRGINIA TECH Cincinnati 27
Sept 23 BYU Utah State 29
Sept 23 OHIO STATE Penn State 16.5
Sept 23 TEXAS Iowa State 25
Sept 23 Washington State STANFORD 10
Sept 23 CALIFORNIA Arizona State 7.5
Sept 23 UCLA WASHINGTON 3
Sept 23 INDIANA Connecticut 1.5
Sept 23 Central Michigan EASTERN MICHIGAN 4
Sept 23 WYOMING Air Force 1
Sept 23 UTEP NEW MEXICO 9.5
Sept 23 West Virginia EAST CAROLINA 21
Sept 23 Boston College NORTH CAROLINA STATE 7
Sept 23 GEORGIA Colorado 27
Sept 23 ARKANSAS Alabama 1.5
Sept 23 BAYLOR Army 11
Sept 23 WESTERN MICHIGAN Temple 28
Sept 23 MISSISSIPPI Wake Forest 2.5
Sept 23 KANSAS South Florida 5.5
Sept 23 TEXAS A&M Louisiana Tech 23.5
Sept 23 UAB Mississippi State 9.5
Sept 23 LSU Tulane 36
Sept 23 Utah SAN DIEGO STATE 6.5
Sept 23 BOISE STATE Hawaii 15
Sept 23 Notre Dame MICHIGAN STATE 3
Sept 23 USC ARIZONA U 22
Sept 23 Oklahoma State HOUSTON 1
Sept 23 OREGON STATE Idaho 23
Sept 23 OKLAHOMA Middle Tennessee State 29
Sept 23 MARYLAND Florida International 18.5
Sept 23 AKRON North Texas 17.5
Sept 23 SOUTH CAROLINA Florida Atlantic 29.5
Sept 23 NEBRASKA Troy 23
Sept 23 SMU Arkansas State 6
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